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Mountain biking trails

North East England

The Best of Hamsterley Forest loop

Mountain biking trails

North East England

The Best of Hamsterley Forest loop

Moderate

4.9

(48)

803

riders

The Best of Hamsterley Forest loop

01:51

19.8km

460m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 31, 2024

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343 m

Pike's Teeth, Hamsterley Forest

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A Category 4 climb at the beginning of the Black Route at Hamsterley Forest lasting around 1.2 Mile with an average gradient of 7% peaking at 15% in places. The …

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2.01 km

Pike's Teeth Trail, Hamsterley Forest

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The first trail that can be found on Hamsterley Forest' black route. The trail has an average gradient of -7% peaking at -20% in places and is around 0.4 Mile long.

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4.17 km

Route 666 Trail

Highlight (Segment) • MTB Park

Route 666 is exactly how it sounds, rooty hell. Its a black rated trail which consists of a challenging climb to start off with plenty of optional extra technical features …

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6.23 km

Climb to Polty's Last Blast

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Category 4 climb that leads you to the Beginning of Poltys Last Blast/K-Line, a fast alternative to following the full red route if you just want to get straight to …

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8.86 km

Polty's Last Blast & K-Line (Red 5), Hamsterley Forest

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Longest red decent in the forest

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11.9 km

Accelerator and Nitrous trails, Hamsterley Forest

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The Red trail at Hamsterley is great. This section, through Accelerator and into Nitrous is particularly good, flowy and as fast as you dare!

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15.6 km

Section 13, Hamsterley Forest Red Route

Highlight (Segment) • MTB Park

Section 13 is part of the official red route at Hamsterley Forest. The trail is 0.9 Mile long with an average gradient of -5% peaking at -30%. The trail has …

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17.8 km

Special K Trail, Hamsterley Forest

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A Official Red trail which can be found at Hamsterley Forest, it has a average gradient of -8% spanning over around 0.3 Miles peaking at around -15%. Although the trail …

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19.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.78 km

6.85 km

2.15 km

1.19 km

799 m

Surfaces

12.8 km

2.15 km

2.04 km

1.70 km

1.08 km

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Highest point (350 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

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